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Polaroid has been trying to find its place in the new world of digital photography. Their latest attempt is the PoGo (Polaroid to Go), a portable bluetooth printer that connects to your mobile phones via bluetooth and makes 2" x 3" borderless prints. The cellphone needs to support Bluetooth OBEX (Object Exchange) profile. A list of compatible phones can be found on the Polaroid website.

You can also print directly from any PictBridge-enabled digital camera, by connecting the devices using a USB cable.

The print is made using Zink Imaging's Zink technology - Zero Ink - on Zink paper. Each 2" x 3" photo paper contains 100 billion yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals which are activated by heat pulses to generate the colours. Since no ink is used, the prints come out as dry-to-touch prints. They have peel-off sticky backs which can be used as stickers. A modern version of Polaroid prints.

The dimensions of the PoGo 4.7" x 2.8" x 0.9", with a replaceable and rechargeable Li-ion battery. Each charge can print up to 15 prints. the advertised print speed is 60 seconds from send to share, though in practice it's likely to take longer. You can get the PoGo photo paper in packs of 10 or 30, costing about $5 and $13 respectively.

One From the Gadget Warehouse

While rummaging through his treasure trove that is the Gadget Warehouse, Dick stumbled upon a Polaroid Instant Slide device, probably one of the 35mm Autoprocessors from Polaroid.

Mr Hulot's Holiday - It's Playtime !

Jacques Tati was a French comedian who made a few classic films including Mr Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) and Playtime.

Here's the original French trailer for the film, where you can see a reflection of the Eiffel Tower on the door (or click this link):

TWiT Nutwork on the PSP

Alex Rearick from Ohio learned about the "TWiT Nutwork" when the PSP gained RSS capability. He listened to the back episodes, and enjoyed thoroughly the classic episode of the Key Buoy (Episode 149). He's even got himself a GizWizBiz Cap. New ones, with 30 hours of burn time, are available from Dick's website.